Sri Krishna · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
ōṃ śrī paramātmanē namaḥ atha pañchadaśō'dhyāyaḥ puruṣōttamaprāptiyōgaḥ
śrī bhagavānuvācha
ūrdhvamūlamadhaḥśākham aśvatthaṃ prāhuravyayam । Chandāṃsi yasya parṇāni yastaṃ vēda sa vēdavit ॥1
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The Blessed Lord said: They (the wise) speak of the indestructible peepul tree, with its roots above and branches below, whose leaves are the meters or hymns; he who knows it is a knower of the Vedas.
adhaśchōrdhvaṃ prasṛtāstasya śākhāḥ guṇapravṛddhā viṣayapravālāḥ । adhaścha mūlānyanusantatāni karmānubandhīni manuṣyalōkē ॥2॥
Its branches spread below and above, nourished by the Gunas; its buds are sense-objects, and its roots stretch forth below in the world of men, originating action.
na rūpamasyēha tathōpalabhyatē nāntō na chādirna cha sampratiṣṭhā । aśvatthamēnaṃ suvirūḍhamūlam asaṅgaśastrēṇa dṛḍhēna Chittvā ॥3॥
Its form is not perceived here as such, nor its end, origin, foundation, or resting place; having cut asunder this firmly rooted peepul tree with the strong axe of non-attachment.
tataḥ padaṃ tatparimārgitavyaṃ yasmingatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ । tamēva chādyaṃ puruṣaṃ prapadyē yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī ॥4॥
Then, that goal should be sought for, to which, having gone, none returns again. I seek refuge in that Primeval Purusha, from whence streamed forth the ancient activity or energy.
nirmānamōhā jitasaṅgadōṣāḥ adhyātmanityā vinivṛttakāmāḥ । dvandvairvimuktāḥ sukhaduḥkha sañjñaiḥ gachChantyamūḍhāḥ padamavyayaṃ tat ॥5॥
Free from pride and delusion, victorious over the evil of attachment, dwelling constantly in the Self, their desires having completely turned away, freed from the pairs of opposites known as pleasure and pain, they, the undeluded, reach the eternal goal.
na tadbhāsayatē sūryaḥ na śaśāṅkō na pāvakaḥ । yadgatvā na nivartantē taddhāma paramaṃ mama ॥6॥
Neither does the sun illuminate there, nor the moon, nor the fire; having gone there, they do not return; that is My supreme abode.
mamaivāṃśō jīvalōkē jīvabhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ । manaḥ ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛtisthāni karṣati ॥7॥
An eternal portion of Myself having become a living soul in the world of life, draws to itself the five senses, with the mind as the sixth, abiding in Nature.
śarīraṃ yadavāpnōti yachchāpyutkrāmatīśvaraḥ । gṛhītvaitāni saṃyāti vāyurgandhānivāśayāt ॥8॥
When the Lord, as the individual soul, obtains a body and when He leaves it, He takes these with Him, just as the wind takes the scents from their seats (flowers, etc.).
śrōtraṃ chakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ cha rasanaṃ ghrāṇamēva cha । adhiṣṭhāya manaśchāyaṃ viṣayānupasēvatē ॥9॥
Presiding over the ears, eyes, touch, taste, smell, and mind, it enjoys the objects of the senses.
utkrāmantaṃ sthitaṃ vā'pi bhuñjānaṃ vā guṇānvitam । vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti paśyanti jñānachakṣuṣaḥ ॥10॥
The deluded do not see Him who departs, stays, and enjoys; but those who possess the eye of knowledge behold Him.
yatantō yōginaśchainaṃ paśyantyātmanyavasthitam । yatantō 'pyakṛtātmānaḥ nainaṃ paśyantyachētasaḥ ॥11॥
The yogis striving for perfection behold Him dwelling in the Self; but, the unrefined and unintelligent, even though striving, do not see Him.
yadādityagataṃ tējaḥ jagadbhāsayatē'khilam । yachchandramasi yachchāgnau tattējō viddhi māmakam ॥12॥
That light which resides in the sun, illuminating the whole world; that which is in the moon and in the fire—know that light to be Mine.
gāmāviśya cha bhūtāni dhārayāmyahamōjasā । puṣṇāmi chauṣadhīḥ sarvāḥ sōmō bhūtvā rasātmakaḥ ॥13॥
Permeating the earth, I support all beings with My energy; and having become the watery moon, I nourish all herbs.
ahaṃ vaiśvānarō bhūtvā prāṇināṃ dēhamāśritaḥ । prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ pachāmyannaṃ chaturvidham ॥14॥
Having become the fire Vaisvanara, I abide in the bodies of living beings and, associated with the Prana and the Apana, digest the fourfold food.
sarvasya chāhaṃ hṛdi sanniviṣṭaḥ mattaḥ smṛtirjñānamapōhanaṃ cha । vēdaiścha sarvairahamēva vēdyaḥ vēdāntakṛdvēdavidēva chāham ॥15॥
And I am seated in the hearts of all; from Me come memory and knowledge, as well as their absence. I am verily That which has to be known by all the Vedas; I am indeed the author of the Vedanta and the knower of the Vedas.
dvāvimau puruṣau lōkē kṣaraśchākṣara ēva cha । kṣaraḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭasthō'kṣara uchyatē ॥16॥
Two Purushas there are in this world: the perishable and the imperishable. All beings are perishable, and the Kutastha—the unchanging—is called the imperishable.
uttamaḥ puruṣastvanyaḥ paramātmētyudāhṛtaḥ । yō lōkatrayamāviśya bibhartyavyaya īśvaraḥ ॥17॥
But distinct is the Supreme Purusha, called the highest Self, indestructible and Lord, who pervades the three worlds and sustains them.
yasmātkṣaramatītō'ham akṣarādapi chōttamaḥ । atō'smi lōkē vēdē cha prathitaḥ puruṣōttamaḥ ॥18॥
As I transcend the perishable and am even higher than the imperishable, I am declared to be the highest Purusha in the world and in the Vedas.
yō māmēvamasammūḍhaḥ jānāti puruṣōttamam । sa sarvavidbhajati māṃ sarvabhāvēna bhārata ॥19॥
He who, undeluded, knows Me as the highest Purusha, he, knowing all, worships Me with his whole being (heart), O Arjuna.
iti guhyatamaṃ śāstram idamuktaṃ mayā'nagha । ētadbuddhvā buddhimānsyāt kṛtakṛtyaścha bhārata ॥20॥
Thus, I have imparted to you this most secret science, O sinless one; by knowing this, one becomes wise, and all their duties are accomplished, O Arjuna.
॥ ōṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsu upaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ yōgaśāstrē śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvādē puruṣōttamaprāptiyōgō nāma pañchadaśō'dhyāyaḥ ॥
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